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Designers pitch 30 Crossing park as 'once in a generation' project; board defers related zoning change
Summary
Sasaki designers presented the 30 Crossing master plan to the Little Rock board, describing the 18‑acre former DOT tract as an opportunity for a catalytic downtown park; directors then debated and voted to defer a downtown zoning amendment (ordinance 20) for two weeks to allow additional neighborhood engagement.
Designers from Sasaki presented the 30 Crossing master plan on Dec. 2, framing the 18‑acre former Arkansas Department of Transportation right‑of‑way as a "once in a generation opportunity" to knit downtown Little Rock's cultural institutions together with a large central park.
Daniel Church and Chris Harding of Sasaki described a vision that expands the site with adjacent city land to about 24 acres, prioritizes shade, stormwater treatment, indigenous and horticultural heritage gardens, and a…
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